Collar patch colors of Hungarian soldiers IV.1945-1993
Collar patch colors of Hungarian soldiers IV.1945-1993
| Service branch | Service branch color |
| Infantry, riflemen | leaf green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
Mech. infantry between
| 1954-57 double collar | black on red |
1957 onwards as infantry
| Cavalry (terminated in 1955) | sulfurous yellow |
| Artillery | scarlet |
| Air defence artillery 1948 | scarlet |
| Double collar until 1951 | red on white |
| 1951 onwards | scarlet |
| Engineer troops | dark green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| Armored between 1945-1954 | light blue |
| 1954-57 double collar | black on red |
| 1957 onwards | black |
| Signal troops | dark blue |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| Air defence 1951, 1957 onwards | air defence |
| insignia | scarlet |
| Air Force 1945 onwards | white |
| 1948 double collar | light blue on |
| white |
| 1951 onwards | light blue |
| Paratroopers: from 1948 double collar: | leaf green on white |
| 1951 onwards | leaf green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| Attack artillery between 1949-1951 | scarlet |
| Service branch | Service branch color |
NBC 1951 onwards:
| Anti-NBC 1957 onwards | dark green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| Railway troops 1951 onwards | dark green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
Road transport
| 1951 onwards | dark green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| River flotilla | dark blue |
Logistics
| from 1951 until 1957 | crimson |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| Road and rail service | brown |
Medical
| Until 1957 | black |
| 1957 onwards | green |
| Mapping 1951 onwards | leaf green |
| 1957 onwards | green |
Military administration service
| 1951 onwards 1957-ig | slate |
| Musicians | color of the ser- |
| vice branch |
| Art ensemble 1957 onwards | green |
| Officer cadets 1957 onwards | green |
| Legal 1957 onwards | green |
| Engineers, technicians | color of the ser- |
| vice branch |
| Border guards, rangers 1949 | light blue on red |
| Chaplains | black (velvet) |
